A Writing Upon the Sand is a compelling novel of love and intrigue set against the backdrop of the worst hurricane in U.S. history. Fiction inspired by real historical events.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, 1900. Twenty-year-old Emily Cleburne seizes the offer to become governess, but following her dream places her in the path of a devastating storm.
Emily is desperate to succeed after her father thrusts her from home with no lifeline. With little experience, what she lacks in confidence, she makes up for in grit.
Nathan Chambers, a reporter with a secret, pursues Emily’s affections. Drawn in, Emily agrees to keep what he reveals confidential, thereby threatening her position, and clashing with her integrity. Colin Hensleigh, a young minister, challenges her while proving himself a trusted friend.
Emily’s alarm grows as the catastrophic storm bears down on the island. She cannot foresee what will happen and who will survive.
When the Great Storm reduces Emily’s plans to rubble, adversity tests her character and faith in unimaginable ways. Will the teacher stand firm when all else gives way, or will she fail the test?
~Grief, faith, and resilience themes
~Includes book club discussion questions and author’s historical notes
Meet the Author
J.M. Kirkley writes grace-filled historical romance fiction merging page-turning historical events with inspiring faith and clean romance.
She is an award-winning author of A Writing Upon the Sand. She received the Artisan Book Reviews Book Excellence Award for Best Christian Historical Romance on her debut novel.
By trade, she’s a storykeeper. She’s a faith-based counselor who specializes in grief and trauma recovery. By night, she researches and writes grace-filled, character driven fiction.
She calls East Texas home. Her favorite pastimes include visiting museums and art festivals, refinishing furniture, touring coastal offices of the National Weather Service with her meteorologist son-in-law, and making memories with family and friends.
“Draped in southern charm, cloaked in mystery and belted in real tragic history, J.M. Kirkley’s, A Writing Upon the Sand is a prize Christian Historical Romance debut.”